CN103561834B - Use and the method thereof of the lower guiding element beam of adjacent cross-flow type tower tray is supported in mass transfer column - Google Patents

Use and the method thereof of the lower guiding element beam of adjacent cross-flow type tower tray is supported in mass transfer column Download PDF

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CN103561834B
CN103561834B CN201280019751.7A CN201280019751A CN103561834B CN 103561834 B CN103561834 B CN 103561834B CN 201280019751 A CN201280019751 A CN 201280019751A CN 103561834 B CN103561834 B CN 103561834B
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Abstract

Cross-flow type tower tray in mass transfer column is equipped with lower guiding element, and this lower guiding element has one or more wall, and these one or more walls extend to the height under the tray deck of one of following cross-flow type tower tray from the tray deck of a cross-flow type tower tray.Lower guide wall is connected to the tray deck of cross-flow type tower tray and the tray deck for cross-flow type tower tray provides structure support.

Description

Use and the method thereof of the lower guiding element beam of adjacent cross-flow type tower tray is supported in mass transfer column
Technical field
The present invention generally relates to occur quality transmission and/or heat exchanging process mass transfer column in support steam- Liquid or the apparatus and method of Liquid-liquid cross-flow type tower tray, prop up more particularly to using this cross-flow type tower tray a kind of Hold the apparatus and method of adjacent cross-flow type tower tray.
Background technology
Use cross-flow type tower tray to promote in tower with the phase interaction between the fluid stream of counter-current relationship flowing in mass transfer column With.The main target of the fluid process stream that term mass transfer column used herein occurs in should not necessarily be limited by with quality transmission as tower Tower, also aims to comprise such tower, with heat transfer rather than with quality transmission for mainly processing target in this tower.Fluid stream is usual Being upflowing vapor stream and decline fluid stream, in this case, cross-flow type tower tray is commonly referred to as Vapor-liquid cross-flow type tower Dish.In some applications, fluid stream both of which is liquid stream and cross-flow type tower tray is commonly referred to as Liquid-liquid cross-flow type tower Dish.Also having in other application, the fluid stream that the fluid stream of rising is gas stream and declines is liquid stream, in this case, Cross-flow type tower tray is commonly referred to as gas-liquids cross-flow type tower tray.
Each cross-flow type tower tray has the tray deck of plane, multiple opening and at least one lower guiding element, is wherein rising Fluid stream and the fluid stream of decline between interact on the tray deck of plane and on occur, multiple openings are allowed The passage that the fluid risen flows to, the fluid of rising flowed through tray deck and and flowed in the fluid stream of decline thus generate There is the transmission of desired quality and/or the foam of heat exchange or mixture wherein, lower guiding element guide the fluid stream that declines from The tray deck being associated is to the tray deck on following cross-flow type tower tray.Cross-flow type tower tray is fixed with vertically spaced relation Position is in tower, and the most each tray deck is horizontal-extending thus the whole internal cross section of packed column.
There is the cross-flow type tower tray of guiding element under the one side of the end being positioned at tray deck and be referred to as single channel pallet.At other In application, being usually directed to those application of the fluid flow of higher decline, multiple lower guiding elements are potentially used in some or all Contact pallet on.Such as, in two-way configures, under two sidepieces guiding element be positioned at the opposed end of a cross-flow type tower tray with And guiding element is positioned at the center of following cross-flow type tower tray under single center.In four-way configures, a contact pallet has two Under individual sidepiece under guiding element and a center guiding element and under following contact pallet has two bias guiding element.
The tray deck of cross-flow type tower tray is generally by clamp to support ring, and this support ring is soldered to the inside table of tower shell Face.Lower guide wall is generally also connected with to shank of bolt at its opposed end, and this shank of bolt is also welded to the inside of tower shell Surface.In some applications, such as the tower being relatively large in diameter and vibration force be focus tower in, it is well known that pass through Girder, lattice truss or hanger system is used to increase further supporting to the part of tray deck, thus by cross-flow type tower tray Tray deck be connected to directly on top or under the lower guide wall of similar tray.When using suspension bracket, lower guide wall rises Beam action thus carry a part for the load of coupled pallet, thus reduce sagging and to tray deck lifting and carry out Support.But, these suspension brackets and other structure, add the complexity of design and improve manufacture and the peace of cross-flow type tower tray Dress up this.It is thus desirable to a method, the method supporting and support tower plate, that reduces by suspension bracket and other structure is normal simultaneously Rule use the shortcoming caused.
Summary of the invention
On the one hand, the present invention relates in mass transfer column promote fluid stream interphase interaction with lower cross-flow type tower tray match Upper cross-flow type tower tray.Upper cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray each have tray deck with holes and lower guiding element.Extremely Few one or the most lower guiding elements include wall, the tray deck of from upper cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray one of this wall to Under extend under another the tray deck in cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray.The wall of lower guiding element is connected to two Tray deck and provide structure supports for two tray decks.In one embodiment, support angle along wall top edge and under Edge extends thus provides horizontal surface, and the string edge of tray deck is bolted or alternate manner is fastened to this water-glass Face.Access panel is arranged to cut out the bottom of lower guiding element, and in upper cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray another Position on tray deck provides outlet opening that liquid is discharged from lower guiding element in the wall of lower guiding element, through outlet opening, And come on tray deck.Access panel is also secured to the wall of lower guiding element or is connected with the wall of lower guiding element.An embodiment party In formula, lower guiding element is to have under the center with two walls that are spaced apart and that extend in parallel relation setting to lead under guiding element or bias Part.In other embodiments, guiding element under lower guiding element is the sidepiece only with a described wall.
On the other hand, the present invention relates to mass transfer column, in this mass transfer column, upper cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray with Horizontal-extending and vertically spaced relation is configured.
In other side, under the present invention relates to use in mass transfer column, guiding element supports the tray deck of above-mentioned cross-flow type tower tray Method, wherein descends guiding element be arranged on one or more or all go up on cross-flow type tower trays and lower cross-flow type tower tray.The method Comprise the following steps: the top edge of the wall of lower guiding element is fastened to by the whole or substantially all of chord length along the wall of lower guiding element The tray deck of in cross-flow type tower tray, and along the whole of wall or substantially all of chord length by under the wall of lower guiding element Edge is fastened to the tray deck of in following cross-flow type tower tray.The method is further comprising the steps of: be fastened to biography The marginal portion of support tower plate on the circle bearing ring of the inner surface of the housing of matter tower, and it is being fixed to the inner surface of housing Shank of bolt on the opposed end of wall of the lower guiding element of supporting.
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Fig. 1 is the side view of mass transfer column, and quality transmission and/or heat exchanging process occur in this tower, the housing of its tower A part is removed to show the cross-flow type tower tray of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the top view of in cross-flow type tower tray shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a pair cross-flow type tower tray top perspective view of Fig. 1, it is shown that the lower guide wall of top tray downwardly extends and props up The tray deck of the lower cross-flow type tower tray of support;
Fig. 4 is the top perspective view of the lower guide wall system of the tray deck for supporting lower cross-flow type tower tray;
Fig. 5 is the partial side view of a series of cross-flow type tower trays obtained at vertical section;
Fig. 6 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray, it is shown that a upper horizontal stroke of lower guide wall supporting in lower guide wall Streaming tower tray and the mode of lower both cross-flow type tower trays;
Fig. 7 is cross-flow type tower tray and the partial side of lower cross-flow type tower tray in a pair of view 90-degree rotation shown in Fig. 6 Figure, it is shown that by cross-flow type tray stiffer in the mode of the housing of tower;
Fig. 8 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the second embodiment of lower guide wall;
Fig. 9 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Fig. 8, but have rotated from the view shown in Fig. 8 90 degree;
Figure 10 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 3rd embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 11 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 10, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 10 90 degree;
Figure 12 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 4th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 13 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 12, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 12 90 degree;
Figure 14 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 5th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 15 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 14, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 14 90 degree;
Figure 16 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 6th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 17 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 16, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 16 90 degree;
Figure 18 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 7th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 19 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 18, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 18 90 degree;
Figure 20 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 8th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 21 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 20, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 20 90 degree;
Figure 22 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the 9th embodiment of lower guide wall;
Figure 23 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 22, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 22 90 degree;
Figure 24 is the partial side view similar to view shown in Fig. 6, but illustrates the tenth embodiment of lower guide wall; And
Figure 25 is the partial side view of a pair cross-flow type tower tray from Figure 24, but rotates from the view shown in Figure 24 90 degree;
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It is described in detail now with reference to accompanying drawing.With reference first to Fig. 1, represent mass transfer column (mass with numeral 10 generally Transfer column), this mass transfer column is applicable between counter fluid stream quality transmission and/or the process of heat exchange. Mass transfer column 10 includes vertical external shell 12, the configuration generally cylindrical shape of this housing 12, but as fixed in other of level To and include that other configurations polygonal are also possible and fall within the scope of the present invention.Housing 12 has any suitable Diameter and height, and be made up of one or more rigid materials, it may be desirable to these materials are relative to mass transfer column 10 runtime Between existing fluid and condition be inertia or the most compatible.
Mass transfer column 10 belongs to such a type, and it is for processing normally liquid and steam stream fluid stream, To obtain fractionated products and/or to cause quality transmission and/or heat exchange between fluid stream.Such as, mass transfer column 10 can be this , in this mass transfer column, there is crude oil atmospheric cracking fractional distillation, lubricating oil vacuum cracking fractional distillation, crude oil vacuum cracking in sample one mass transfer column Fractional distillation, fluid cracking fractional distillation or thermal cracking fractional distillation, coking or visbreaking fractional distillation, coke washing, reactor exhaust washing, gas Quenching, edible oil deodorize, Environmental capacity washing and other process.
The housing 12 of mass transfer column 10 limits open interior region 14, in this open interior region 14 occur desired by stream Quality transmission between body stream and/or heat exchange.Generally, fluid stream include one or more steam stream risen and one or The liquid stream of the multiple decline of person.Alternately, fluid stream can include liquid stream that is that rise and that decline or the gas stream of rising With the liquid stream declined.
Fluid stream is by being drawn at any number of feeding pipe 16 arranged along the correct position of mass transfer column 10 height To mass transfer column 10.One or more steam stream also can be produced in mass transfer column 10 rather than be drawn by supply lines 16 Enter mass transfer column 10.Mass transfer column 10 generally may also include overhead pipeline 18 and bottom stream takes out pipeline 20, and overhead pipeline 18 is used for will Steam product or side-product remove from mass transfer column 10, bottom stream take out pipeline 20 for by fluid product or side-product from Mass transfer column 10 removes.Figure does not shows that other tower parts being usually present, such as reflux pipe, reboiler, condenser, steam Horn mouths etc., this is because these parts are routinely, it is believed that illustrate that these parts not must for understanding the present invention Want.
Mass transfer column 10 includes manhole 22, and manhole 22 provides the opening closed with preselected diameter, to allow Personnel enter and leave the interior zone 14 in mass transfer column 10 through housing 12, such as, be pointed to the internals in mass transfer column 10 Carry out installing, check and keeping in repair or change.Manhole 22 also in order to allowing the parts of various tower internals installing and Manhole 22 is passed during removing internals.Although manhole 22 is shown as the near-bottom being positioned at mass transfer column 10 to permit Permitted personnel in the case of not using ladder or scaffold, entered manhole 22, but this manhole 22 or multiple manhole 22 are alternatively positioned at other positions.
Referring also to Fig. 2-Fig. 7, any desired number of upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 constructed according to the invention and lower crossing current Formula tower tray 26 is arranged in the open interior region 14 of mass transfer column 10 and spaced apart vertically each other.Each upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 Including guiding element 30 under generally planar tray deck 28 and center, under center, guiding element 30 receives the liquid stream flowing through tray deck 28 And it is transported to following lower cross-flow type tower tray 26.Tray deck 28 is formed by the single plate 32 interconnected, each plate 32 Be dimensioned to by manhole 22.The major part of tray deck 28 includes hole 34(Fig. 2) thus allow rise steam, Gas or liquid communication cross tray deck 28, in order to the liquid stream advanced with the upper surface along tray deck 28 interacts. In the accompanying drawings, merely illustrate several hole 34 in fig. 2, it should be understood that hole 34 generally will be distributed over each upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 With on all surface of the tray deck 28 in lower cross-flow type tower tray 26, in addition to access panel hereinafter described.
Hole 34 can be simple sieve aperture or directional louver form or hole 34 can include such as standing valve or The structure of moving valve.Tray deck 28 includes that the part in hole 34 is referred to as the effective coverage of cross-flow type tower tray 24.Tray deck 28 Two end sections be typically atresia, and play the effect of access panel 36 thus receive superincumbent lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 On the liquid (Fig. 5) that flows downward in guiding element under sidepiece.The end sections of tray deck 28 can include foam device (bubble Promoter) or other structures thus allow the fluid stream risen upwardly through the end sections of tray deck 30.
Following lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 similarly include being formed by the single plate 32 interconnected and include State the tray deck 28 in type hole 34.The core of the tray deck 28 of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 is atresia, and plays access panel The effect of 38 thus receive liquid after guiding element 30 under the center of the upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 that flows downwardly through top at liquid.Side Subordinate's guiding element 39 is arranged on the opposed end of tray deck 28 thus receives the liquid stream along tray deck 28 flowing, then by fluid stream It is delivered to next upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 in a pair following cross-flow type tower tray 24 and cross-flow type tower tray 26.
On each, under the center in cross-flow type tower tray 24, guiding element 30 includes a pair spaced apart, parallel wall 40, wall 40 The open interior region 14 in mass transfer column 10 is extended through with the form of string (chordal).Opposed end 42 spiral shell of each wall 40 Tethering and be connected to shank of bolt 44, shank of bolt 44 is soldered to the inner surface of housing 12, as in Fig. 7 best seen from.Some spaced apart propping up Extend vertically and be connected with to wall 40 between the wall 40 of guiding element 30 under Zhu46 center, thus strengthen and keep wall 40 it Interval desired by between.
As in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 best seen from, the tray deck 28 of upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 is bearing in circumferentially extending along its periphery In support ring 48, support ring 48 is soldered to the inner surface of housing 12.The semi-spherical portion of the tray deck 28 of guiding element 30 both sides under center Point string edge also by the marginal portion of tray deck 28 being bolted to the horizontal sides of support angle 50, led under center Each wall 40 of part 30 supports, and support angle 50 carries out bolt connection along the top of the wall 40 of guiding element under center 30. Support angle 50 extends longitudinally to relative end from an end of wall 40.Other type of securing member may be used for replacement Hold angle bar 50 or as supplementing of support angle 50, the edge of tray deck 28 be connected to wall 40.Support angle 50 vertical While play the effect of exit weir (outlet weir) 52, so that liquid stream or fluid bubble on tray deck 28 are overflowing exit weir 52 and build up to preselected depth before entering under center guiding element 30.
According to the present invention, under center, the wall 40 of guiding element 30 extends downward the tray deck at following lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 Under the plane of 28, and it is used for making the pair of cross-flow type tower tray 24 and interknits with lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 and increase into To upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 and the rigidity of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26.The lower limb of each wall 40 at the both ends of wall 40 by welding The foot 54 of the lower limb being connected to wall 40 carries out supporting and be bolted to foot rest device (footrest) 56, and foot rest device 56 welds It is connected to the inner surface of housing 12.A pair support angle 58 and 60 extends along the opposite side portion of each wall 40, each support angle 58 With 60 lower limbs being bolted to each wall 40 thus present horizontal sides, horizontal sides stretches out from wall 40 in an opposite direction Thus become the basis of the tray deck 28 of cross-flow type tower tray 26 and support the tray deck 28 of cross-flow type tower tray 26.Support angle 58 Opposed end is extended longitudinally to from an end of wall 40 with 60.The string marginal portion of the effective coverage of tray deck 28 is clipped in batten plate (batten plate) is between 62 and the horizontal sides of support angle 58 and is bolted to batten plate 62 and the water of support angle 58 Flat limit.The string edge of the access panel 38 of tray deck 28 is fixed or is simply placed at other support angle 60 in a similar manner Horizontal sides on.Other type of securing member may be used for substituting support angle 58 and support angle 60 and batten plate 62 or removing Outside support angle 58 and support angle 60 and batten plate 62, edge and/or the access panel 38 of tray deck 28 are connected to wall 40. The edge bearing of tray deck 28 is on circle bearing ring 64, and circle bearing ring 64 is arranged at the height on foot rest device 56 also And it is soldered to the inner surface of housing 12.
Under center, the wall 40 of guiding element 30 includes the outlet opening 66 of a series of extending transversely, and outlet opening 66 is along the water of wall 40 The position of the tray deck 28 of the cross-flow type tower tray 26 that flat length is disposed below, thus allow liquid dropping to access panel 38 Guiding element 30 under center are left after in.The lower limb of each outlet opening 66 is arranged in tray deck 28 plane, and each discharge is opened The top edge of mouth 66 is spaced a predetermined distance from guiding element gap under being formed on lower limb.The open zone provided by outlet opening 66 Territory is configured to allow for the expectation volume flow of liquid and leaves guiding element under center, stops opening by tray deck 28 effective coverage simultaneously Steam or liquid that mouth 34 rises pass through guiding element 30 under outlet opening 66 entrance center.By the outlet opening in of wall 40 66 open areas provided can be with the open area provided by another outlet opening 66 of the wall 40 in guiding element 30 under center Identical, the amount of fluid therefore discharged by the outlet opening 66 in of wall 40 be substantially equivalent to by wall another in The amount of fluid that outlet opening 66 is discharged.Alternately, the outlet opening 66 in of wall 40 open area provided Can be different from by the open area provided in another outlet opening 66 of the wall 40 in guiding element 30 under center so that logical Cross the amount of fluid that outlet opening 66 in of wall 40 discharges different with by the amount of fluid of discharge in other wall 40.
Under the center of upper cross-flow type tower tray 24, the wall 40 of guiding element 30 is down to the tower tray at following lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 Under plate 28, thus allow the lower limb of each wall 40 along whole length of each wall 40 or substantially all length and along tower The chord length of plate 28 interconnect with tray deck 28 rather than by conventional method along this length only at separation point position mutual It is connected.Therefore the wall 40 going up guiding element 30 under the center of cross-flow type tower tray 24 provides more rigid and safer method, with Tray deck 28 and allowing in the lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 of supporting cross in the mass transfer column 10 of larger diameter designs bigger distance, And reduce the lower guide wall thickness of the mass transfer column 10 for special diameter.The most compared with the conventional method, the supporting of the present invention Manufacturing cost and set-up time used by system substantially reduce, and in the conventional method, girder, lattice truss or hanger system are used In providing more supporting for tray deck 28.
It is arranged on the low portion of the wall 40 of guiding element 30 under the center under the support tower plate 28 of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 Also can with anchor point (anchor) (not shown) of pillar, anchor point downwardly extend thus by cross-flow type tower tray on a pair 24 and under Cross-flow type tower tray 26 is constrained to cross-flow type tower tray 24 and lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 in following a pair, to provide the biggest Intensity and rigidity.Can see from Fig. 4, can serve as an end of pillar from the ear 67 that the lower limb of wall 40 downwardly extends Attachment point.Other end of pillar can attach in following a pair in cross-flow type tower tray 24 and lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 Support angle 50 in cross-flow type tower tray 24.
Although having described relative to guiding element 30 under the center in the 2 tunnel configurations illustrated and having used 40 spaced apart, wall Hold following tray deck 28, it should be understood that under bias, the wall of guiding element can use this phase in 4 tunnels and other multichannel configure Construct with mode.This point takes in the present invention and falls within the scope of the present invention.
Similarly, as the most visible, guiding element 39 under the sidepiece on the opposed end of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 Can use to construct with the wall 68 of the wall 40 same way structure of guiding element 30 under above-mentioned center.The opposed end 70 of wall 68 (Fig. 3) being bolted to shank of bolt 72, shank of bolt 72 is soldered to the inner surface (not shown) of housing 12, and foot 54 is for putting The lower limb of abutment wall 68 on foot device 76, foot rest device 76 is soldered to housing 12.Support angle 78 is along the top of wall 68 Extend and have horizontal sides and vertical edges, the string edge of the tray deck 28 of the lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 of horizontal sides supporting, vertically While extend upwardly on the plane of tray deck 28 thus form exit weir for guiding element 39 under sidepiece.Outlet opening 80 is along wall 68 On the height of the tray deck 28 that lower limb is disposed below and extend on following tray deck 28.Support angle 82 and support angle 84 along wall 68 lower limb bolt connect, and horizontal sides is provided thus the string edge of support tower plate 28 with And support the string edge of the access panel 36 of following upper cross-flow type tower tray 24.One or more pillars 86 are in an end of wall 68 Place's bolt connects and is soldered at opposed end the inner surface of housing 12 thus stabilizing walls 68.Support angle 78,82 and 84 extend longitudinally to opposed end from an end of wall 68.Other type of securing member may be used for substitute support angle 78, 82 and 84 or in addition to support angle 78,82 and 84, edge and/or the access panel 36 of tray deck 28 are connected to wall 68.
By making the lower limb of the wall 68 of guiding element 39 under the sidepiece of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 and following upper cross-flow type tower tray The access panel 36 of 24 is connected with each other along its whole or substantially the entirety of chord length, the wall of guiding element 39 under the sidepiece of lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 68 to work in the way of under the center of upper cross-flow type tower tray 24, the wall 40 of guiding element 30 is identical, by the intensity utilizing wall 68 is Bigger supporting is provided at following upper cross-flow type tower tray 24.It is arranged on the low portion of wall 68 under support tower plate 28 also Can be used as the anchor point (not shown) of pillar, anchor point downwardly extends thus by cross-flow type tower tray 24 on a pair and lower cross-flow type tower Dish 26 is constrained to the upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 below a pair and lower cross-flow type tower tray 26, thus provide the biggest intensity and Rigidity.
In embodiment shown in Fig. 8-19, under center, the wall 40 of guiding element 30 is formed by two-part construction, thus permits Permitted individual component by the manhole 22 in the housing 12 of mass transfer column 10.The upper part of wall 40 extends vertically, and wall 40 times Part also extends vertically, but makes to lead under guiding element 30 or sidepiece under center with upper part skew by dog-leg device (dogleg) The lower part of part 39 and top split-phase are than the level cross-sectionn with reduction.End panel 88 also enforcement shown in Fig. 8-Figure 16 Mode uses, thus carrys out the opposed end 42 of sealed wall 40 relative to inclination shank of bolt 44.Enforcement shown in Figure 16-19 In mode, eliminate optional foot 54 and foot rest device 56.In embodiment shown in Figure 20-25, stiffening device 90 is tight Gu to wall 40 thus further reinforced wall 40 is to resist flexure.
Present invention resides in the tray deck 28 of the upper cross-flow type tower tray 24 of supporting and lower cross-flow type tower tray 26 in mass transfer column 10 Method.The method comprises the following steps: by the wall 68 of guiding element 39 under the wall 40 of guiding element under center of extension 30 and sidepiece under Under the tray deck 28 in face, match or couple cross-flow type tower tray 24 and lower cross-flow type tower tray 26;Then by along wall 40 He The lower limb of wall 40 and wall 68 is fastened on tray deck 28 by wall 68 and the full chord length of tray deck 28 or substantially full chord length, comes Partly support tower plate 28.Liquid is fed to center under guiding element 30 or sidepiece in guiding element 39 from tray deck 28, this tower tray Plate 28 by along wall 40 and wall 68 and the full chord length of tray deck 28 or substantially full chord length by tight for the top edge of wall 40 and wall 68 Gu partly supported to tray deck 28.
From the above, it can be seen that the present invention is well adapted for realizing above-mentioned all purposes and target and this structure institute is intrinsic Other advantages.
It is appreciated that some feature and sub-portfolio also have practicality and can be in the feelings without reference to other features and sub-portfolio Use under condition.This has the most taken in and has fallen within the scope of the present invention.
It is made without departing from the scope of the present invention owing to many possible embodiments can be formed by the present invention, therefore can manage Solving, all the elements shown in described herein or accompanying drawing should be used as illustrative rather than explain in a limiting sense.

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  1. The most multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray and lower cross-flow type tower tray, for promoting in mass transfer column the interaction between fluid stream, institute Stating cross-flow type tower tray and described lower cross-flow type tower tray all has tray deck with holes, each described upper cross-flow type tower tray is respectively provided with Guiding element under center, and each described lower cross-flow type tower tray is respectively provided with guiding element under at least one sidepiece, under described center guiding element and Each including wall in guiding element under described sidepiece, described wall extends downward under another tray deck from a tray deck, and And, each lower limb in described wall is connected to respective tray deck to provide structural support, institute to described tray deck State the outlet opening that wall is included in each wall being disposed in described lower guiding element of described tray deck, to allow liquid By described outlet opening and enter on described tray deck.
  2. Multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray the most as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, wherein, under described center, guiding element is from institute State cross-flow type tower tray downwardly extend and include with spaced apart and extend in parallel relation arrange two described walls.
  3. Multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray the most as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, including multiple described outlet openings, institute State outlet opening and be disposed under described center under guiding element and sidepiece in each wall in guiding element, to allow at tray deck Liquid is by described outlet opening and enters on described tray deck.
  4. Multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray the most as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, including access panel, described access panel sets It is set to close under described center under guiding element and sidepiece each bottom in guiding element and is supported by described wall.
  5. Multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray the most as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, wherein, guiding element and side under described center Each wall in subordinate's guiding element vertically extends between described tray deck.
  6. Multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray the most as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, wherein, guiding element and side under described center At least one in the wall of subordinate's guiding element includes the upper part vertically extended and the lower part vertically extended, wherein said bottom Divide and offset relative to described upper part by dog-leg device so that the level cross-sectionn of each lower part in described lower guiding element Level cross-sectionn less than described upper part.
  7. 7. a mass transfer column, described mass transfer column includes housing and open interior region, with vertically in described open interior region Spaced apart relation is provided with horizontal-extending, multipair upper cross-flow type tower tray as claimed in claim 1 and lower cross-flow type tower tray, In the wall of wherein said lower guiding element is each string wall, and multiple described outlet opening is arranged in described string wall Position thus allow liquid to pass through described outlet opening, and enter in described upper cross-flow type tower tray and described lower cross-flow type tower tray On the tray deck of the cross-flow type tower tray being located below, wherein said wall is connected to and supports structurally described upper cross-flow type tower tray Tray deck and the tray deck of described lower cross-flow type tower tray.
  8. 8. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 7, including support ring, described support ring be fastened to described housing inner surface and Support the periphery of tray deck in the one of described upper cross-flow type tower tray and described lower cross-flow type tower tray.
  9. 9. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 8, including shank of bolt, described shank of bolt be fastened to described housing inner surface and The each both ends being connected in described wall.
  10. 10. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 9, including access panel, described access panel is arranged to cut out in described lower guiding element Each bottom and being supported by described wall.
  11. 11. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 10, wherein, each wall in described lower guiding element is between described tray deck Vertically extend.
  12. 12. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 10, wherein, it is upper that each wall in described lower guiding element includes vertically extending Part and vertically extending lower part, wherein said lower part is offset relative to described upper part by dog-leg device, so that The level cross-sectionn of the lower part of described lower guiding element is less than the level cross-sectionn of described upper part.
  13. 13. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 7, wherein, described lower guiding element includes under center guiding element under guiding element and multiple sidepiece, Under described center, guiding element is positioned on each described upper cross-flow type tower tray, and under described sidepiece, guiding element is arranged on each described lower cross-flow type Under the both ends of tower tray, and wherein said center guiding element include with spaced apart and extend in parallel relation arrange two described in Under wall, and each described sidepiece, guiding element includes a described wall.
  14. 14. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 13, wherein, each bag of guiding element under guiding element and described sidepiece under described center Including access panel, described access panel is arranged to cut out the bottom of guiding element under guiding element under relevant sidepiece or center.
  15. 15. mass transfer column as claimed in claim 14, wherein, under each described center in guiding element, described access panel is by being correlated with Center under the wall supporting of guiding element, and under each described sidepiece in guiding element, described access panel is by guiding element under the sidepiece being correlated with Wall supporting.
  16. 16. 1 kinds in mass transfer column under use center under guiding element and at least one sidepiece guiding element support the tower tray of cross-flow type tower tray Plate method, each includes, in guiding element, be arranged in described cross-flow type tower tray under guiding element and described sidepiece under described center Individual upper wall, wherein, each wall is string wall, and described string wall extends downward described from the one of described cross-flow type tower tray Below cross-flow type tower tray under one, said method comprising the steps of:
    The tower top edge of described wall being fastened in the one in described cross-flow type tower tray along whole chord lengths of described wall Plate;
    Along whole chord lengths of described wall the lower limb of described wall is fastened in described cross-flow type tower tray described below one In tray deck, and
    Described string wall on the tray deck of the cross-flow type tower tray being located below arranges outlet opening, so that described center Under lower guiding element and described sidepiece, guiding element allows fluid to flow between cross-flow type tower tray and described lower cross-flow type tower tray on described, and And described wall provides structure supports to two described tray decks.
  17. 17. methods as claimed in claim 16, including: the peripheral part of described tray deck is bearing in and is fastened to described mass transfer On circle bearing ring on the inner surface of the housing of tower;And the both ends of the wall of described lower guiding element are bearing in be fixed to described On shank of bolt on the inner surface of housing.
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